mud
mud S3 /mʌd/
noun [uncountable]
By the end of the game, all the kids were covered in mud.
The path beside the river was slippery with mud.
Many villages in Mali consist of mud huts.
boots caked with mud (=covered in mud)
It was impossible to move the car – its wheels had got stuck in the mud.
2. here’s mud in your eye spoken old-fashioned used for expressing good wishes when having an alcoholic drink with someone
SYN cheers British English
⇨ as clear as mud at clear1(18), ⇨ drag sb’s name through the mud at drag1(10), ⇨ sb’s name is mud at name1(15)
mud S3 /mʌd/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Probably from Middle Low German mudde
1. wet earth that has become soft and sticky:Origin: Probably from Middle Low German mudde
2. here’s mud in your eye spoken old-fashioned used for expressing good wishes when having an alcoholic drink with someone
SYN cheers British English
⇨ as clear as mud at clear1(18), ⇨ drag sb’s name through the mud at drag1(10), ⇨ sb’s name is mud at name1(15)